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Huge congratulations to our Chess team! Yesterday they faced a really tough side; Altringham Grammar (the regional winners for the past few years) & LRGS won 4-2. Now they are Northwest Champions & they've made it through to the English Schools Chess Championship Finals.

@LRGSLancaster students have launched their own Model UN. Today they started to discuss US intervention in Venezuela, taking the positions of UNSC members. International law, multilateralism and sovereignty were all raised as issues. Students from years 7 to 12 were involved.

Ten of our @oldlancastrian graduates spanning from 1980 to the 2020s gathered at USRC in Kowloon on Tuesday 9 December. A great night was had by all. Wishing everyone Season's Greetings from Hong Kong!

It is a full circle moment when the children that visit us from primary school in Year 4/5 then appear years later in the classroom as InspirUs helpers in LRGS Sixth Form. lrgs.org.uk/inspirusat15 #LRGSSixthForm

A huge thank you to parent Julian Ellsworth for visiting to give a talk as part of our 'careers insight' programme. He is a Director for The Foresight Group & gave a hugely informative presentation about his journey as an engineer into the solar energy sector.

The first Old Lancastrian UAE Christmas dinner happened on 27 November, coinciding nicely with ‘Lancashire Day’! @oldlancastrian

Year 13 History students went to Dublin & met Prof of Irish History, Patrick Geoghagen at Trinity College, for a discussion about Irish Nationalism. They had a meeting with retired Hight Court Judge, Bernard Barton at the Irish Supreme Court & visited the Wellington Memorial.

Last @LRGSLancaster Speech Day today. This time returning as an OL. Lovely way to finish off the school days and chance for a brief catch up with friends since they all started uni. An excellent motivational speech by @thogdad.

All GCSE & A-level certificates are now available for collection from Lee House. Opening times are Monday - Thursday 08.30-16:00 & Friday 08.30-15.30. Certificates can be posted if you cover the postage fee with Mrs Oversby, please contact her directly: coversby@lrgs.org.uk

🎼It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas! Our Year 7 and 8 elves have had their hats delivered by @stjohnshospice in readiness for Elf Run. We look forward to raising lots of money for our local hospice!

Congratulations to Peter who was awarded "Young Philatelist of the Year" on Saturday 25 October at Stampex, London. He also won a Silver/Bronze medal for his entry to the British Youth Philately Championship with a 16 page stamp display on "The life & legacy of Mahatma Gandhi".

GCSE Biologists in year 10 demonstrated excellent aseptic techniques during our microbiology practical.

OL Asia Dinner 6 – 10pm 9th December at the United Services Recreation Club OL Graduates: HKD750 OL Under-Graduates :HKD500: inclusive of wine, beers & 5 course curry buffet. Dress code: Smart (OL/School Tie) Register to Patrick Dransfield: patrickdransfield@gmail.com

We are delighted to welcome @ParaHistories to @LRGSLancaster for a day of workshops and debates on the complete history of Israel and Palestine.

Pupils interested in politics, law & order & domestic security can join The Rt Hon. the Lord Foster of Bath via an online meeting tomorrow, lunchtime in P1. @oldlancastrian Lord Foster is Chair of the Justice & Home Affairs Select Committee in the House of Lords.

On Friday we are encouraging all pupils to add something red to their uniform for #WearRedDay an anti-racism awareness day. You can add something red such as socks, hat, a badge or scarf. No donations are necessary. #showracismtheredcard #togetherwearestronger

The latest Lenten Charity 'Mellow Yellow' Oddballs bobble hat is now available to purchase on Wisepay for £16! £5 of each sale goes to support our chosen Lenten Charities. #oddballs

Excellent teaching, training and development and extracurricular opportunities have all led to D&T, PE and MFL being awarded the Prince's Teaching Institute Award.

Delighted to meet former MP Andrew Lewer, seen here in the Politics Room pointing to his old constituency. "I have a particular regard for state schools with boarders having attended such a school myself. The staff & the Sixth Formers I met clearly love the school & rightly so."

Schools are made of stories as well as buildings. Read Dr Pyle's latest blog post for a wonderful story from a former Headmaster's daughter about her life at LRGS. lrgs.org.uk/about-the-scho…